#384 Stephen M Case

Former Pizza Hut store manager served the masses online with AOL. Now pushes vacation homes for upper class via Exclusive Resorts. Invested $500 million in April in health and wellness concerns. AOL founder made biggest bet in tech boom, merging with staid Time Warner. Ensuing debacle prompted resignation as chairman 2003, but he is still on board. Other investments include real estate, pineapple farming in his native Hawaii.